Qüxü

This article is about the town in the Lhasa Prefecture, Tibet. For the valley in the union territory of Ladakh in India, see Chushul.

Qüxü or Chushur or Chusul or Chushul is a town and township and capital of Qüxü County in the Lhasa Prefecture of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. It is located 48 kilometers (30 mi) southwest of Lhasa and is connected directly by road. It lies on a river which soon joins the Yarlung Tsangpo river. The town has a notable prison, and as of 2009 incarcerated people such as Dolma Kyab. Lhasa Gonggar Airport lies to the southeast of the town.

Qüxü Chushur or Chusul or Chushul
Township
Tibetan transcription(s)
• Tibetan	ཆུ་ཤུར
• Wylie transliteration	chu shur
Chinese transcription(s)
• Traditional	曲水镇
• Pinyin	Qūshuǐ
Qüxü
Coordinates: 29°21′19″N 90°44′4″E / 29.35528°N 90.73444°E / 29.35528; 90.73444Coordinates: 29°21′19″N 90°44′4″E / 29.35528°N 90.73444°E / 29.35528; 90.73444
Country	China
Province	Tibet Autonomous Region
Prefecture	Lhasa Prefecture
County	Qüxü County
Time zone	UTC+8 (CST)

See also

• List of towns and villages in Tibet

External links

• Wikimapia